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We Added 17 New Black Chrome
Styles!
This
bio-compatible
black chrome is not a coating, but rather a unique heat
treatment to 316 LVM stainless steel which results in a high gloss black
chrome finish. With 17 styles and 132 sizes there's something for
every piercing!
Our new black chrome line includes
bent barbells,
circular barbells, straight barbells, tapered and regular captive bead
rings, labrets and eyelets (also known as spools).
PLEASE NOTE: The black chrome line has become much more popular
than we or the manufacturer anticipated. Some styles may be delayed a
few weeks while our manufacturer catches up with demand. If an item you
order is temporarily out of stock, you will receive an email with the
scheduled ship date.
Thanks in advance for your patience and
understanding while we launch these exciting new products!
We are also introducing
X-Pression piercing
aftercare for oral and dermal piercings. Please see our web site
for a
complete list of all the awesome characteristics of this exciting new
product!
See all our new products below and
on
our web site.
Body Jewelry Tools
by John Coffman
SteelNavel.com
As your collection of captive bead rings
grows, so may your frustration with inserting and removing
them--especially with large gauge rings that may require a visit to your piercer.
The same tools your piercer uses are available for home use. There are
three body jewelry tools made specifically for captive bead rings. Ring opening pliers,
ring closing pliers and bead holding tweezers.
Ring Opening Pliers
These pliers work like regular pliers but in reverse--when you squeeze the
handles the jaws open. The narrow jaws have grooves for various size
rings. You should always protect your jewelry from scratching with some
tape, band-aids or a soft cloth between the pliers and the jewelry.
To remove a bead, simply place the jaws inside the ring and gently press
the handles while holding the bead with your other hand. Open the ring
just enough to remove the bead. When done correctly the ring will spring
back into shape and you won't need ring closing pliers.
Large gauge rings can only be opened with pliers, so if you change your
jewelry frequently you
can avoid unnecessary trips to your piercer by having your own pliers.
Ring opening pliers are available in four sizes.
Ring Closing Pliers
Captive bead rings get their name from the fact that the spring tension of
the ring ends holds the
bead captive. The problem is that you often need to pull the ring ends
apart to insert the jewelry
in your piercing. Since the gap will then be too big to hold the bead
captive, you will need to "close"
the ring so the gap is again slightly smaller than the diameter of the
bead.
If you do this with your hands
you risk misshaping the ring.
Ring closing pliers have curved jaws that
will close the gap while keeping the ring
shape. They are available in two sizes for small and large rings. As with
ring opening pliers be sure to
protect your jewelry from scratching with tape, band-aids or a soft cloth.
Bead Holding Tweezers
These can be handy when inserting captive bead rings in hard to reach
places or when you have big
fingers like mine! Simply place the bead in the tweezers and squeeze. The
tweezers will act as an
extension of your fingers and keep them from blocking your view when
aligning the bead dimples with the ring ends.
For further information on changing your captive
bead ring, please see our
captive bead ring FAQ.
All the body jewelry tools mentioned in this
article are available for sale at SteelNavel.com at 25%
to 30% off through September 30th!
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We want your ideas, feedback and pictures!
Please send
us your ideas for future articles, your feedback on anything
in our newsletter or pictures of people wearing our jewelry
to: news@steelnavel.com
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What's New This Month?
We've added tons of new stuff this
month!
Click any picture or description to read more or purchase.
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SteelNavel.com body jewelry is now available at wholesale
prices for qualified businesses!
Visit our
wholesale body jewelry page to sign up!
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Piercing The Web
Body Art News from the Web
by John Coffman
SteelNavel.com
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May, PBS aired a program called
Skin Stories: The Art and Culture of Polynesian Tattoo. Skin Stories
explores the transformative power of an art inscribed on the body as a
way to honor the past, to explore one's inner self, and to preserve a
culture for the future.
The
Skin Stories web site has a wealth of information on both the history
and role of tattoos. Did you know the armband tattoo, the most
predominant style of tattooing, was originally developed as a "souvenir"
for American Peace Corps workers returning to the United States?
According to the Sacramento
Bee,
piercing is now in the Oxford Dictionary of English along with
bootylicious and cyberslacker (this might be you right now!)
According to
Clinton Sanders, a University of Connecticut sociologist who studies
trends in popular culture, navel piercing has become a fashion statement
that crosses socio-economic lines.
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Trivia
Contest
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Each month SteelNavel.com holds a trivia contest. Be the first to
email the correct answers to trivia@steelnavel.com
and you'll receive a $25.00 SteelNavel.com gift certificate. The
winner and answers will be announced in the next issue.
September '03 Trivia Questions
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Which style of body jewelry includes a bead?
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Which style of body jewelry has a barbell ball that also acts as a bead?
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Which type of bead, available on our site, is offered in orange?
August '03 Trivia Answers
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Which state did we receive our first customer comment from?
Answer: We received our first customer comment
from
Pennsylvania.
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How many TOTM brand products does SteelNavel.com offer? (Not including
all the different sizes and colors)?
Answer: As of 7/25/2003 we offered 244 TOTM
brand products.
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What is the longest barbell we sell?
Answer: The longest barbell we sell is the 14g,
2" stainless steel barbell.
August '03 Trivia Winner
Karrie Millheim
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Discounts
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Body
Jewelry Tools are 25% to 30% Off!
Buy one tool and save 25%!
Buy two or more tools and save 30%!
For the remainder of
September, all four of our stainless steel body jewelry tools are 25% off
when you buy one tool and 30% off when you buy any two!
Your
25% to 30% discount will be taken automatically when you
add the item(s) to your shopping cart. These prices are valid from
9/5/2003 to 9/30/2003.
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FREE Body Jewelry!
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Each month we give away
ten FREE $25.00
SteelNavel.com
gift certificates good towards the purchase of body jewelry on our
site. Five winners are notified in our monthly newsletter,
and the other five are notified in our mid-month newsletter.
This month's winning email addresses
are:
CrgKri@xxxxxx.xxx
hotstuff197@xxxxxx.xxx
angela.bower@xxxxxx.xxx
derindy@xxxxxx.xxx
shad0wb0xxx@xxxxxx.xxx
There is only one winner
per email address. We've omitted the domain names to protect the winner's
privacy.
The winners must send an e-mail
from the winning email account to: service@steelnavel.com
to claim their gift certificate.
All subscribers to the SteelNavel.com News are automatically entered
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